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The SiFive blog is your go-to-source for updates on all things RISC-V including processor IP, chip architecture, software and other innovations. Whether you’re producing the next great consumer device, optimizing a datacenter or building next-generation autos check back often to hear the latest from our experts.

SiFive collaborates with new Intel Foundry Services to enable innovative new RISC-V computing platforms

Mar 23, 2021

Enabling more choice for Next-Generation Heterogeneous Compute Platforms I am excited to see Intel's new Foundry services business (IFS) in the U.S. and Europe increase the opportunity and choice for the semiconductor industry. We’re pleased to see Intel recognize the utility and opportunity for the...

SiFive Strengthens Foothold in Storage Applications for Data-Centric AI Computing

Nov 20, 2020

SiFive RISC-V processors are powering flash drives in production as well as addressing emerging In-Storage Computing (ISC) needs In the current digital age, where data powers increasing levels of decision-making, industrial control and automation, efficient data storage, movement, and processing bec...

The Heart of RISC-V Development is Unmatched

Oct 29, 2020

Creating a RISC-V PC Ecosystem for Linux application development Today, SiFive introduces the new HiFive platform for professional RISC-V developers, the HiFive Unmatched! The HiFive Unmatched enables developers to create the RISC-V-based software they need for RISC-V platforms. From real-time opera...

Randomness is Secure with SiFive Shield HCA

Sep 03, 2020

Building a secure foundation using the concept of randomness seems, on the surface, counter-intuitive. As an aspect of entropy, randomness enables the generation of cryptographic methods to protect data, chips, and systems. By harnessing the nature of randomness as the basis of a secure system, it i...

RISC-V Vector Extension Intrinsic Support

Sep 03, 2020

The RISC-V Vector extension (RVV) enables processor cores based on the RISC-V instruction set architecture to process data arrays, alongside traditional scalar operations to accelerate the computation of single instruction streams on large data sets. The RISC-V International vector working group is ...

OpenFive's Customizable Silicon-Focused Solutions

Aug 17, 2020

OpenFive is a solution-centric and processor agnostic custom silicon business unit dedicated to building optimized domain-specific SoCs Today, I am excited to announce the launch of OpenFive, a self-contained and autonomous custom silicon business unit of SiFive, Inc. OpenFive is solution-centric an...

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